Land-marker for planters.



W. J. WATERMAN.

LAND MARKER FOR PLANTERS.

APPLICATION FILED sEPLH, 19:5.

1,165.33. Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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WILLIAM J. 'WATERMAN, OF SANBOBN, MINNESOTA.

LAND-MARKER FOR PLANTERS.

Application filed September 17, 1915.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. WATER- MAN, citizen of the United States, residing at Sanborn, in the county of Redwood and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Land- Markers for Planters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in marking devices for planters, and consists of a simple and efficient device of this nature having various details of construction, combination and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

The marker is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which I have shown a perspective view of the marker as applied to a portion of the frame of a planter.

Referring now to the drawing, having reference to the details thereof by letters, A designates a portion of the frame of a planter.

C is an arched rod which has the portions D bent at an angle to the plane in which the bowed part is disposed, and is provided with fingers D which engage over the upper and lower edges of the bars of the frame. D designates bolts passing through registering apertures in the parts D and said frame.

An angle bar designated by the letter B is fixed to the frame, as shown clearly in the drawings, and the outer end of said bar is flattened as at F and has a pivotal bolt fastened thereto and upon which the inner end of the rod F is pivoted. Said rod F is provided withan eye F and N is a rod having an eye 1 2 at one end engaging the eye F and at its other end is provided with Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

Serial No. 51,212.

an eye N through which the bowed rod C passes. The rod F has a bent plate E secured to its outer end and serves as a marker as one end of the rod drags upon the ground. A rope Gr is fastened to said marker and forms means whereby the operator may cause the bar F to swing upon its pivot so as to cause the marking plate E to be positioned either upon one side or the other of the frame. As the rod F swings upon its pivot the rod N will move therewith and will guide the rod F as it swings to one side or the other, as will be readily understood.

What I claim to be new is:

1. A marker for planters comprising a frame, a bowed member having angle portions which are fastened to the opposite sides of the frame and having fingers for engagement with the frame, a marker plate and rod secured thereto, an angle bar secured to the frame and to which said marker rod is pivoted, a rod having eyes, through one of which said bowed member passes, an eye upon the marker rod to which the other eye is connected, and means for swinging the marker rod.

2. A marker for planters comprising a frame, a bowed member having angle portions which are pivoted to opposite sides of the frame and fingers for engaging the upper and lower edges thereof, a bar bent to angle form and secured to said frame and having its outer end flattened, a pivot secured to said flattened portion, a marker plate, a rod secured to said plate and con nected to said pivot and provided with an eye, a rod having eyes at its ends and through one of which said bowed rod passes, the other pivotally connected with the eye upon the marker plate, and a rope secured to the plate to swing the marker rod, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WVILLIAM J. WATERMAN.

Witnesses:

A. H. DANN, G. R. VVATERMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G. 

